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How to Write Quality Content for Your Blog

John HughesSeptember 30, 2020

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Creating content that stands out and grabs readers’ attention can be daunting. There are several million websites in existence, and many brands are scrambling to reach the same audiences. Although it can take some effort and time to produce valuable posts and profit from them, there are some straightforward steps that can get you started on the right foot.

In this article, we’ll discuss why you need to create materials of the topmost quality for your blog, as well as other channels used for communicating and engaging with your audience. We’ll also dive into how to do so. Let’s get to it!

Understanding The Importance of Quality Content for Marketing

For starters, let’s discuss exactly what ‘quality content’ means. Whether it’s blog posts, videos, or other formats, your brand’s online material needs to be relevant, accurate, and comprehensive. Since your ultimate goal is to solve the pain points of your target audience, you’ll want to provide value by being original and including actionable tips.

There’s a simple reason for ensuring that your marketing materials are of high caliber: Google’s algorithm rewards sites that offer quality and valuable content. Additionally, you can build trust with your readers and position yourself as an authority in your niche.

A blog also offers users a chance to find your brand organically via search. When this happens, quality content can help you turn those new visitors into leads and long-term customers.

How to Write Quality Content for Your Blog (4 Key Tips)

As we’ve noted already, creating quality content for your blog can be difficult. There are a few factors you’ll want to consider, such as your target audience and how much existing knowledge you possess. Fortunately, we’ve put together a list of four tips to get you started. 

1. Understand Your Audience

The type of content you create will depend on your audience. For example, articles geared toward college students might not necessarily resonate with athletes and vice versa. Your readership will determine what you publish, its format, and even the tone and voice you’ll use.

You could target your blog readers by their age, gender, or income profiles. Alternatively, you might focus on their level of knowledge or the type of problems that are typically faced in your niche. A solid starting place is to find your site’s visitor demographics using Google Analytics.

It’s also smart to engage in social listening to pick up on trends, cues, and consumer ideas. Even customer issues, enquiries, and complaints—both from your audience and your competitors’—can be sources of inspiration.

Finally, although uncommon, if you do find that the original audience you targeted is not the one you actually attracted, you’ll want to adjust your writing style accordingly. This may require doing research into topics you’re less familiar with, too.

2. Set Content Goals

A second tip for crafting quality content for your blog is ensuring that each piece fits into your overall marketing strategy. For example, you might want to drive engagement, boost sales, educate your audience, or increase brand awareness.

It’s important to understand how everything you create can drive you towards reaching those goals. For example, if you wanted to build links, you’ll likely produce comprehensive and valuable articles that other businesses or bloggers may want to reference.

On the other hand, if you were looking to drive engagement, you might focus on fun and interactive formats such as videos, quizzes, and more. Note that it’ll be rare for everything you create to fulfill multiple purposes at once. However, when possible, try to repurpose content and tailor each piece based on its goal.

Consider using the SMART goals framework to set objectives that are:

  1. Specific
  2. Measurable
  3. Achievable
  4. Relevant
  5. Time-bound

These qualities enable you to set goals that are effective and easy to track. 

3. Research Your Topic Thoroughly Beforehand

Before you begin creating content for your blog, it’s smart to study what already exists within your niche. This can help you learn what is working for leading publishers. Tools such as Google Keyword Planner can assist with discovering relevant search terms to focus on:

The first thing to do is to eliminate terms with no search volume or too much competition. Afterwards, to effectively sift through the remaining data—which can be quite extensive—you can employ a tool such as SEMrush. This can aid you in determining the amount of difficulty involved in ranking for each keyword.

Next, once you’ve narrowed down your list of keywords, you’ll want to conduct searches with them and find content from competitors that shows up on the front page of Search Engine Result Pages (SERPs). You’ll also want to check for ‘related’ search terms on SERPs, as this can help you apply semantic SEO to rank for multiple keywords.

Once you’ve found some choice articles, it’s time to study them. Note how detailed they are. You’ll also want to consider their length, the estimated amount of research it took to create them, the professional experience of the writers, any linked resources, and the estimated time spent creating the material.

Then you can begin to take a crack at crafting your own content, using existing quality materials as a base and building on them as necessary. The idea is to cover everything in the top competing articles (so long as it’s relevant), plus something extra to increase the value of your post beyond theirs.

4. Conduct Interviews with Experts

It can be difficult to compete with content leaders who might have professional or formal training in a competitive niche. Still, one way to overcome this challenge is by conducting interviews. This can enable you to create industry-specific knowledge even without having subject matter expertise.

To find candidates for your interviews, consider following influencers in your niche on social media. You’ll also want to stay updated by reading articles and listening to podcasts. When it comes to podcasts, you’ll want to pay attention to personalities who are interviewed as this can provide you with inspiration.

Note that you can directly ask your audience for suggestions, too. Once you’ve scheduled an interview, you want to do everything you can to make it a success. For example, consider doing some research on your interviewee and their specialization beforehand, so that you can ask insightful questions.

Finally, you might also want to record your interviews so that you can repurpose them in the future as podcasts or lead magnets. Just make sure to ask for the expert’s permission.

Conclusion

Although it can be challenging to create and stand out with quality marketing materials, there are some solid tips that can help. These include understanding your audience, setting content goals, doing adequate research, and conducting interviews with experts.

Do you have any questions about writing quality content for your blog, or creating better marketing materials in general? Let us know in the comments section below!

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John Hughes

John is a blogging addict, WordPress fanatic, and a staff writer for WordCandy.

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